Automobile-fender.



J. K. BOND.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1911.

1,027,808, Patented May 28, 1912.

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JAYSON BOND, F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 KENNETH W.JACOBS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

. AUTOMOBILE-FENDER.

ders, of which the following is a description,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part ofthis specification.

' This invention relates to improvements in fenders especially adaptedfor automobiles. It is one of the objects of this invention to provide afender which may be quickly and easily attached to the front portion ofan automobile of any standard make now on the market without thenecessity of drilling any holes or cutting any portion of the automobileframe or body.

Affurther object of the invention is to provide a fender with meanswhereby it may e adjusted to maintain its plunger rods in a horizontalposition with relation to the automobile.

A. further object of the invention is tov provide a fender with meanswhereby it may be connected to the'frame of an automobile which may beprovided with either full or half elliptical springs.

A further ob ect of the invention is to provide a fender which is strongand durableand is simple in construction and operation and isinexpensive to manufacture.

With the above, and other objects in view, the invention consists of theautomobile fender and its parts and combinations as set forth in theclaims, and all equivalents thereof. I In the accompanying drawing inwhich the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all ofthe views: Figure l is a vertical sectional view of one portion of theimproved automobile fender shown connected to an automobile frame, saidframe being shown by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a plan view of one.of theside attachlng members of the fender and a portion of the buffer bar;Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of .a portion of an automobileframe 'nd-the' fenderconnected thereto taken on ine 3+3 of Fig. 1; Fig.4 is a vertical sectional. detail view taken on line H of Fig.

1; Fig. 5. is a vertical sectional detail view taken on line 5-5 of Fig.4; and Fig. is

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. March 2,1911.

I Patented May 28,1912. Serial No. 611,763.

a vertical sectional detail view of the plun= ger rod block.

While the drawing shows only one half of the fender for convenience ofillustration, it is to be understood that the specifition and the claimsare intended to and do describe and claim the complete structure whichconsists of two attaching members, operatively connected together bymeans of a buffer bar.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates a portion of the frameand 9 a portion of the half elliptical spring of an automobile which isprovided with the improved fender. The fender is designed to beconnected to the front portions of the frame on each side of theautomobile and is provided with attaching means 10 (only one beingshown) for that purpose. Each attaching means is formed of an uppercurved connecting member 11 shaped to conform to the upper front end ofan automobile frame and is provided with a recessed enlargement 12 onits forward end to accommodate the ball end 13 of an eyed bracket 14.The ball end 13 of the bracket isslabbed or provided with flattenedsides 14 and the recess .15 of the enlargement is similarly formed toprovide a pivotal connection between the two parts which will permit thebracket to be swung vertically. The enlargement is provided with avertical slot 16 through which the arm 17 of the bracket extends, and abolt 18 threaded into the enlargement and having a cupped end bearingagainst the ball end of the bracket serves to securely lock the bracketin an adjusted position. A clip bolt 19 looped over the connectingmember and the frame member has its ends extending through openings ofthe angular clip strap 20, and nuts 21 threaded on the bolt serve toclamp the two members together. The angularityof the clip strap providesfor the close engage ment of the strap with the lower and the sideportions of the frame member. The

upper portion of the, connecting member is" provided with a number oftransverse grooves, one of which is engaged by the clip bolt to securelyhold the parts in their adjusted position. The forward portion of theconnecting member has lateral lugs 23 projecting therefrom havingelongated slots 24: formed therein to accommodate bolts '25 which extendtherethrough and are threaded into the upper ends of threaded sleeves26, one of which is positioned on each side of the frame member 8. Aclip 27 extending transversely beneath the frame 8 is provided withopenings through which bolts 28 pass and are threaded into the lowerends of the threaded sleeves 26. One of the openings of the clip is inthe form of a slot 29 to provide for adjusting the connecting member toframes ofvarying thicknesses. An adjustable. guide block 30, threaded onone end of the clip bolt 19, is provided with-an opening 31 which tapersoutwardly in opposite directions and in a vertical plane from a medialpoint of the block 30 to accommodate a plunger rod 32. The guide blockis held in adjusted position on the clip bolt by means of a lock n11t33.7

Each plunger rod 32 extends loosely through its guide block and the eyeof the bracket 14 and its front end carries a clamp collar 34; whichsurrounds a tubular buffer 35. This buffer extends transversely acrossthe front portion of the frame and is re siliently connected to bothconnecting members. The ends of the guard are curved rearwardly toprotect the front Wheels of the automobile. A coiled spring 36surrounding each plunger rod and interposed between the clamping collarand the eyed bracket serves to yieldingly hold the plunger rod in itsforward position. A pin 37 extending transversely through the plungerrod in the rear of the eyed bracket limits the forward movement of saidrod.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the fender may beeasily connected to any standard frame and adjusted to a horizontalposition with relation thereto so that the plunger rods will yield in ahorizontal line and cushion any blows received.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An automobile fender, comprising connecting members provided withrecessed forward enlargements, eyed brackets positioned therein andextending therefrom, guide .blocks carried by the rearward portions ofthe connecting members and provided with openings, a buffer carried byplunger rods which extend through the eyes of the eyed brackets andthrough the openings of the guide blocks, and springs interposed betweenthe butter and the eyed brackets.

2. An automobile fender, comprising connecting'members provided withrecessed forward enlargements, eyed brackets positioned therein andextending therefrom, guide blocks carried by the rearward portions ofthe connecting members and provided with openings, a buffer carried byplunger rods which extend through the eyes of the eyed brackets andthrough the openings of the guide blocks, and coiled springs surroundingthe plunger rods and interposed between the buffer and the eyedbrackets.

3. An automobile fender, comprising con necting members, eyed bracketsadjustably connected thereto, guide blocks adjust'ably connected to therearward portions of the connecting members, a buffer'carried by a pairof plunger rods which extend loosely through the eyed brackets andthrough the openings of the guide blocks, coiled springs surrounding theplunger rods and inter- I posed between the buffer and the eyedbrackets, and stops for limiting the forward movement of the plungerrods.

4:. An automobile fender, comprising connecting members provided withrecessed forward enlargements, clip bolts looped over the connectingmembers, guide blocks "adjustably connected to the clip bolts and pro-.

vided with openings, eyed brackets adjust-- ably positioned within therecesses of the enlargements and extending therefrom, a buffer carriedby a pair of plunger rods which extend through the eyes of the eyedbrackets and through the openings of the guide blocks, coiled springssurrounding the plunger rods and vinterposed between the butter and theeyed brackets, and stops for limiting the forward movement of theplunger rods.

5. An automobile fender, comprisin connecting members provided withrecesse forward enlargements, said members being provided with laterallyprojecting eyed ears through which bolts extend sleeves threaded on saidbolts, clips extending transversely across and beneath the connectingmembers and provided with bolts which are also threaded into thesleeves, clip bolts looped over the connecting members, 'uide blocksadjustably connected to the clip bolts and provided with openings, eyedbrackets adjustably positioned Within the recesses of the enlargementsand extending therefrom, a buffer carried by a pair of plunger rodswhich extend through the eyes of the eyed brackets and through theopenings of the guide blocks, coiled springs surrounding the plungerrods and interposed between the butter and the eyed brackets, and stopsfor limiting the forward -movement of the plunger rods.

' 6. An automobile fender, comprising connecting members provided withforward enlargements having rounded recesses formed therein, eyedbrackets havin'g ball shaped ends which are positioned within saidrecesses to permit a vertical swing of said brackets, screws threadedinto the connecting members and bearing against the ball shaped ends tolock them in adjustedposition, said connecting members having, laterallyprojecting eyed ears through which bolts extend, sleeves threaded onsaid bolts,

clips extending transversely across and beneath the connecting membersand provided with bolts which are also'threaded into the sleeves, clipbolts looped over the connecting members, angular clip plates extendingtransversely across and beneath the connecting members and through whichthe clip bolts extend, guide blocks threaded on the clip bolts andprovided withplunger rod openings, a bufler carried by a pair of plungerrods which extend through the eyes of the eyed brackets and through theopenings of the guide blocks, coiled springs surrounding the plungerrods and interposed between the buffer and the eyed brackets, and stopsfor limiting the forward movementof the plunger rods.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

JAYSON K. BOND. Witnesses C. H. KEENEY, 4 LAURA A. KELLEY.

